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approaching hope
Image via Wikipedia As demonstrated by my recent post on embracing the world as it is, there are different ways to live into the tension of our sin sick state. This is how Richard Rohr looks at it Greatness emerges when, above all else, people are confident. When we believe—together—that life is good, God is good and [...]
treasure of the poor
Courtesy of Henri Nouwen The poor have a treasure to offer precisely because they cannot return our favours. By not paying us for what we have done for them, they call us to inner freedom, selflessness, generosity, and true care. Jesus says: “When you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; [...]
embrace it
What’s Wrong With the World? Not a Damn Thing | Zen Habits But there is an alternative, and I’m not saying it’s better. It’s the world-view I try to have: instead of having an ideal, stop looking for perfection. Accept the world as it is, and love it for what it is. Accept people as they [...]
rhythm of life
I have observed in my reading and conversations over the past couple years that many people are struggling with the desire and draw to a “rule of living” or “order to life” but are strongly against anything that smacks of legalism (mostly because the people I talk to have left very rigid legalistic systems lacking [...]
Stones on the path
Some of you might find this chart interesting. (ht Kathy) Kathy’s post is also great stages-of-faith.pdf
stop being “pro”…it doesn’t help
This is a really spectacular interview with 2 peace workers - one an Jewish Israeli woman living in Tel Aviv, the other a Muslim Palestinian Man living in the West Bank - please do listen to it. The video is really neat to watch if you can, it’s the unedited interview that was shot in [...]
God is weird
God is weird. That is my conclusion, after knowing him for 20+ years, the most profound thing I’ve discovered is that God is weird. “Sacrilege!”you say? Nah, think about it, the dictionary definition of weird is “mysteriously strange or fantastic. WEIRD may imply an unearthly or supernatural strangeness.” Sounds like God to me.
An imperfect faith
Last year, I had a few friends going through some really difficult situations and were experiencing a lot of "where is God?" moments, and instead of trying to have all the answers, I felt it was more important to share my own doubts. So in the spirit of "I'm not perfect" that I started yesterday, I post it again for you today.